I think there's too much of people 'taking sides' in this world.. and spinning things to their own advantage, instead of trying to establish the truth. (i.e. Elian) I'm not 'against' fellow artists. If I had entered the fray when they were refusing to replace damaged CD's. I would have been all over them like Clinton on an intern. Don't they deserve credit for acquiescing to 'our' demands? Don't they have a right to try and protect their software, in light of the fact that the thieves are winning the battle. Of course their methods may be different than what we're used to. What we're used to doesn't work! In the end, if we can help the 'evil' software companies to protect their investments, it will benefit us (the honest ones anyway), through lower pricing